Dark Souls II: Black Armor Edition is a special edition released in March 2014. It includes the base game packaged in a collectable steel bookcase and comes with a bonus soundtrack CD. The steel bookcase features unique artwork, providing a more premium presentation for the game. It also provides early access to the following weapons and shields: - Black Flamestone Dagger and Black Flamestone Parma - Bound Hand Axe and Bound Wooden Shield - Homunculus Mace and Homunculus Wooden Shield - Transgressor's Staff and Transgressor's Leather Shield - Yellow Quartz Longsword and Yellow Quartz Shield